made $87,675, manager of finance Jeanette O’Connor made $78,167, and manager of public works Warren Cannon made $76,168.

Ucluelet paid about $1,017,111 to staff whose annual salaries came in under $75,000.

According to the Ucluelet economic development strategy (UEDS) document published in April 2012 the average local was earning $23,923 in 2005.

The document suggests seasonal workers skewed this number and that the actual median earnings for a Ucluelet local worked in the community year-round was $42,507 in 2005.

According to BCStats the average income in Tofino was $22,696 in 2006 but these numbers may also have been skewed by seasonal employment. Tofino paid five employees, excluding Smith, over $75,000 in 2012.

Equipment operator George Hubery made $98,528, deputy clerk Michelle Martineau made $78,452, manager of public works and building inspection Robert Schantz made

$77,316, former parks and now-former recreation director Sally Mole made $76,843, and manager of community sustainability Aaron Rodgers made $76,985.

Tofino paid about $955,567 in district salaries under $75,000.

Included strictly for transparency purposes and not to be used for comparison, this reporter grossed about $30,305 in 2013.